Bloomberg Standard Chartered Plc and Commerzbank AG are among companies targeted by investors suing Steinhoff International Holdings NV to recover as much as 12 billion euros ($13.8 billion) they claim they lost because of accounting irregularities at the retail giant. The suit was filed in Johannesburg and seeks class-action status to cover shareholders who bought Steinhoff stock from June 26, …

Bloomberg VF Corp. plans to spin off its Lee and Wrangler jeans business to focus on faster-growing outdoor products and active wear such as its North Face and Vans brands. The spinoff to shareholders should be completed in the first half of next year, Greensboro, North Carolina-based VF said in a statement. The jeans business, which has yet to be …

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) reported that the number of its online transactions is continuously growing. The company recorded a total of 250,000 transactions performed through its e-services system from January to July 2018. Empower aims to increase the number of e-services subscribers to achieve 100 percent online transactions. The e-services allow customers to pay bills …